Tribal Eagle

Infobox Album
Name = Tribal Eagle
Type = ep
Artist = Deuteronomium


Released = 8. 6. 1997
Recorded = 1996 Studio Watercastle, Jyväskylä, Finland
Genre = Death metal
Length = 16:18
Label = Self-financed (1997) Little Rose Productions (1998)
Producer = Deuteronomium
Reviews =
Last album = Crosshope demo 1996)
This album = Tribal Eagle 1997)
Next album = Street Corner Queen 1998)

"Tribal Eagle" (DEUDCD-001, LRCD-001) is the first studio EP by the Finnish Christian death metal band Deuteronomium, recorded in 1996 Studio Watercastle, published as self-financed release in 1997 and in 1998 by Little Rose Productions. "Tribal Eagle" is widely regarded as the first Finnish Christian metal CDRuisku, Riqu. "Suomi metal -spesiaali". "Ristillinen" #7. Pages 13-17. An exclusive 22 page article about the history of Finnish secular and Christian metal in the Finnish Christian metal fanzine Ristillinen. Deuteronomium is given a notable space in the article. Published April 2007.] . "Tribal Eagle" had a huge impact on the Finnish Christian metal scene and musically some consider it as Deuteronomium's finest effort. cite web |url= http://nolifetilmetal.com/deuteron.html |title= Dueteronomium |accessdate=2007-07-26 |last= Waters |first= Scott |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher=No Life 'til Metal |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= A web page with band biography and album reviews. ]

Overview

"Crosshope" is a punk rock influenced death metal song which incorporates Killing Joke type punk shouting vocals. Many know the song because in 2000 Markus "Black Raven" Vainionpää won The Annual Air Guitar World Championship contest by performing "Crosshope". [cite web |title=2000 - Air Guitar World Championships |publisher=Open Publishing |date= |work=Airguitarworldchampionships.com |url=http://www.airguitarworldchampionships.com/FI/historia/2000.html | accessdate=2007-07-28 . Summary of The Annual Air Guitar World Championship in 2000 (in Finnish)] "Thinking" is Deuteronomium's only old school death metal song which incorporates traditional death growl vocalization. The Lyrics of the song ponder about the endless circle and paradox of wars and what they reveal about the very nature of man's being. "Tribal Eagle" is a black metal influenced song which begins with an epic guitar melody, followed by chorus sung with clean vocals, the rest of the vocals being high-pitched shrieking. The lyrics of "Tribal Eagle" tell metaphorically about an eagle tattoo which is tied up in skin (World) with black ink (sin) and therefore cannot fly freely. the Lyrics of the"Tribal Eagle" EP at [http://www.darklyrics.com/lyrics/deuteronomium/streetcornerqueen.html#12 Dark Lyrics] . ] "Blue Moment" is another black metal influenced song which incorporates some clean female vocals by Eeva Vehniäinen. The concept of the song is about a moment on a winter day during sunset when the nature seems blue for a short while. In this song it refers to a sad, depressing moment in one's life when an individual is uncertain whether tomorrow will come or not. cite web |url= http://www.rusmetal.ru/vae_solis/deuteronomium.htm |title= Deuteronomium |accessdate=2007-07-26 |last= Stalhammer |first= Kai Mathias |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= 1999 |month= |format= |work= |publisher= Vae Solis |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= An extensive interview with Manu Lehtinen in a Russian metal webzine Vae Solis (Rusmetal.ru) during the time when "Here to Stay" was released. ]

Track listing

# "Crosshope" – 3:49 (music: Miika Partala, lyrics: Manu Lehtinen and Miika Partala)
# "Thinking" – 4:40 (music and lyrics by Miika Partala)
# "Tribal Eagle" – 3:19 (music: Miika Partala, lyrics: Manu Lehtinen)
# "Blue Moment" – 4:29 (music: Miika Partala, lyrics: Manu Lehtinen)

Line-up

*Miika Partala – guitar and vocals
*Manu Lehtinen – bass guitar and background vocals
*Jari Mantour – guitar
*Johnny Pesonen – drums

Guest musicians

*Eeva Vehniäinen – female vocals in "Blue Moment"

References